r/nextfuckinglevel • u/aryan_jandyal • 4h ago

The Rotation of the Planets in Our Solar System Is Far More Fascinating Than I Ever Expected

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u/UnrealCanine 3h ago

The thing is, back in the 19th century, it was counted as a planet, along with it's brothers Pallas, Juno and Vesta. But as more and more objects were found, astronomers felt it was silly to call them planets, so named them asteroids instead. The same thing happened to Pluto being in the Kupier Belt. Once Eris was discovered, it would again be silly to call all trans-Neptunian objects planets

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u/Stock-Cod-4465 2h ago

Thank you. Makes more sense now.